How do I receive a wire payment? 

Receiving a wire payment to your BMO account? Make sure the sender includes the following information for payments in: 
 

Canadian dollars (CAD): 

• Your full name and address as it appears on your bank account 
• Your 11-digit bank account number, without spaces or dashes (this is your four-digit branch transit number and your seven-digit BMO account number) 
• Beneficiary Bank is Bank of Montreal 
  • U.S and international senders – use SWIFT BIC code BOFMCAM2XXX 
  • Domestic senders – use Canadian Clearing (CC) code CC0001##### where CC0 is the standard code, 001 is BMO’s institution number and ##### is the 5-digit branch transit number where the account is held 

U.S. dollars (USD): 

• Your full name and address as it appears on your bank account 
• Your 11-digit bank account number, without spaces or dashes (this is your four-digit branch transit number and your seven-digit BMO bank account number) 
• Beneficiary Bank is Bank of Montreal 
  • U.S and international senders - use SWIFT BIC code BOFMCAM2XXX 
  • Domestic senders – use Canadian Clearing (CC) code CC0001##### where CC0 is the standard code, 001 is BMO’s bank institution number and ##### is the 5-digit branch transit number where the account is held 
• Correspondent Bank is Wells Fargo Bank N.A 
  • Canadian and international senders – use SWIFT BIC code PNBPUS3NNYC 
  • U.S senders – use Fedwire ABA code 026005092 or CHIPS code 0509 

All other currencies: 

• Your full name and address as it appears on your bank account 
• Your 11-digit bank account number without spaces or dashes (this is your four-digit branch transit number and your seven-digit BMO bank account number; this is the same as the IBAN code) 
• Beneficiary Bank is Bank of Montreal 
  • Use SWIFT BIC code BOFMCAM2XXX